How to say “badminton” in Chinese
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“Badminton” in Chinese is 羽毛球, yǔ máo qiú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
羽毛球 is read yǔ máo qiú: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of two feathers. 羽毛球 is a “feathered ball”.
A picture of a tuft of fur.
On the left, 王 “jade”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “羽毛球”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 羽毛球. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们去哪儿打羽毛球？wǒmenqùnǎrdǎyǔmáoqiúWhere shall we go to play badminton?
- 我天天打羽毛球wǒtiāntiāndǎyǔmáoqiúI play badminton every day.
- 我们去打羽毛球吧wǒmenqùdǎyǔmáoqiúbaLet's go play badminton.
More words from the lesson “Tennis and badminton”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “badminton” in Chinese?
“Badminton” in Chinese is 羽毛球, pinyin yǔmáoqiú.
What does 羽毛球 mean?
羽毛球 (yǔmáoqiú) means “badminton”.
How do you write 羽毛球?
羽毛球 is 3 characters: 羽 (yǔ) — feather; 毛 (máo) — fur, hair; mao; 球 (qiú) — ball. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 羽毛球?
羽毛球 is read yǔmáoqiú. Tones: yǔ — third tone, máo — second tone, qiú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“badminton” in the lesson “Tennis and badminton”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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